Antimalarial agents
OwnerGovind J. Kapadiainventor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of killing or inhibiting the growth of the malaria-causing pathogen Plasmodium falciparum by exposing the pathogen to an effective amount of a preparation comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of: a) a compound of formula I: ##STR1## where ##STR2## b) a compound of formula II; ##STR3## where each R' is --H or each R' is --OH; and c) a compound of formula III; ##STR4## where R" is --NH.sub.2, --H, or --SO.sub.3 M, and where M is H, Na, or K.
Claims10
A method for killing or inhibiting the growth of the malaria-causing pathogen Plasmodium falciparum by exposing the pathogen to an effective amount of a preparation comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a compound for formula I:
- ##STR32## where --NR.sub.2 is NH.sub.2 or ##STR33## b) a compound of formula II;
- ##STR34## where each R' is --H or each R' is --OH;
- and c) a compound of formula III;
- ##STR35## where R" is --NH.sub.2, --H, or --SO.sub.3 M, and where M is H, Na or K.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.